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Sleepy Time Tales - Bedtime Stories for Sleep and Relaxation

Sleepy Time Tales - Bedtime Stories for Sleep and Relaxation

By: David Couto
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Welcome to 'Sleepy Time Tales,' your go-to podcast for soothing bedtime stories! 🌙✨

Each week, we bring you calming readings of classic books, both fiction and non-fiction, designed to help you unwind and drift into a peaceful sleep. Whether you prefer timeless novels or insightful non-fiction, our gentle narrations will guide you into a restful night.

Subscribe now and let the magic of literature lull you to sleep every week. Sweet dreams! 😴📚 🔔

Subscribe for weekly episodes! #SleepyTimeTales #BedtimeStories #ClassicBooks #SleepAid #Relaxation #Fiction #NonFiction #Podcast

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Episodes
  • Bellarion the Fortunate by Rafael Sabatini – Part 06 – The Plot Thickens
    May 11 2026

    As you prepare for sleep Bellarion gets more deeply involved in the plot which as it turns out is an assassination plot! He’s in deep water, but he is trying to find a way out for the Lady Valeria.

    He also meets the Regent, the Marquis Theodore who is the target of the plot and we go to a party where we meet Valeria’s brother Marquis Gian Giacomo who is a wastrel

    Lots of excitement but it won’t keep you awake.

    Find Bellarion the Fortunate by Rafael Sabatini

    https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68411


    Supporting Sleepy Time Tales

    If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.

    · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales

    · If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales


    Patreon

    Sleep Tight Patrons

    • Jess
    • Chuck
    • Roberta
    • Traci
    • Carla
    • AY
    • Amy
    • Jacque
    • Abbie
    • Gina
    • Jennifer
    • Mindy
    • Nancy
    • Christyne
    • Kreesti
    • Emily
    • Gwen


    Please Share

    If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.

    So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.

    Find The Show

    Website: https://sleepytimetales.net/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales

    Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/

    Project Gutenberg Terms of Use

    https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

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    38 mins
  • The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles Oman – The End of the Ostrogoths
    May 4 2026

    This week’s bedtime history has to prepare to sleep as we learn about the end of the great people of the Ostrogoths as they leave Italy and recorded history.

    The great general Belisarius also sees his life end, as does his Emperor and enemy Justinian.

    Find The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles Oman

    https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61536


    Supporting Sleepy Time Tales

    If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.

    · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales

    · If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales


    Patreon

    Sleep Tight Patrons

    • Jess
    • Chuck
    • Roberta
    • Traci
    • Carla
    • AY
    • Amy
    • Jacque
    • Abbie
    • Gina
    • Jennifer
    • JY
    • Mindy
    • Nancy
    • Christyne
    • Kreesti


    Please Share

    If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.

    So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.

    Find The Show

    Website: https://sleepytimetales.net/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales

    Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/

    Project Gutenberg Terms of Use

    https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

    Show more Show less
    36 mins
  • The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley – Part 09
    Apr 27 2026

    As you prepare for sleep tonight it’s time to learn about the fallout from Perdita confronting Raymond.

    Things start to go worse for the couple as lack of communication starts to destroy their relationship and events come to a head when they visit their friends in Windsor.

    A bit of a sad note as you get your rest, but you won’t be awake for long.

    Find The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247

    Supporting Sleepy Time Tales

    If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.

    · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales

    · If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales

    Patreon

    Sleep Tight Patrons

    • Jess
    • Chuck
    • Roberta
    • Traci
    • Carla
    • AY
    • Amy
    • Jacque
    • Abbie
    • Gina
    • Jennifer
    • JY
    • Mindy
    • Nancy
    • Christyne
    • Kreesti


    Please Share

    If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.

    So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.

    Find The Show

    Website: https://sleepytimetales.net/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales

    Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/

    Project Gutenberg Terms of Use

    https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

    Show more Show less
    38 mins
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I was sceptical - but no more! I'd give many more!

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or maybe this is *just*that*effective* !!

I often wonder, too, these folks who share their gift of putting others out like a light --- what must their social life be like...?

I'm betting there is none for this narrator! ;)

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